Torn
..."teaching poor white kids about “white privilege” might be at best inappropriate, and at worst stoke resentment." https://www.ft.com/content/f266e992-d5c3-4d76-b709-90467259a428
A raggedy thin cotton dress
On this little girl playing alone
On this freezing December day
In the year of our Lord, 2017.
Trapped in a major British city.
She’s scorned by her mama,
Left out by her friends.
Deserted by her dad
Stuck in this dead end.
Little Ellie is plain sad
Neglected by everyone,
The social says ‘she’s turning bad’.
Her school calls out the doctor,
The doctor calls in the nurse,
Torn this way and that way,
Can nobody see
She’s just hurt?
John Marks
Mon 5th Jul 2021 01:25
Thank you as ever, Keith, for sharing the wisdom of experience. John